What is the symbolic meaning of the distaff and the spindle in the Bulgarian tradition? Why do folk songs, tales and legends often describe them as made of silver or gold? What was their protective function and their role in various rites and rituals?..
St. Nicholas is one of the most loved and honored saints in Bulgaria. The winter feast of the saint is celebrated on 6 December. In folklore the day is known as Nikulden or Fish St. Nicholas. In Radio Bulgaria’s Folk Studio we bring you little known..
The Christian feast of St. Andrew’s day is also observed as Bear’s day in Bulgarian folklore tradition. Folk myth has it that St. Andrew once tamed a bear hence the coinciding of the two holidays. Bear’s day is also connected to ancient mythology. Bears..
Nothing of ours is bad is a common Bulgarian saying. We often use it in the context of our typical proclivity to make fun of our own flaws. “There’s no mountain higher than Vitosha and no river deeper that the Iskar”, a typical folk song from the..
“The man is half a man, and the woman- half a woman. They roam the earth like that, until they meet and get married to make a whole person”, reads a short story from Northern Bulgaria. It will be no exaggeration to say that the notion of soul mates is..
In Folk Studio we feature some of the most interesting legends and stories about Christian Orthodox saints that have become part of Bulgarian folklore. Stay with us! God is the supreme master of all living creatures on earth. He imposes order and..
We bring you today a selection of folk songs traditionally performed at sedyank, the Bulgarian word for working bee gatherings in the past. What was the so-called “sedyanka” and what was its place in the traditional Bulgarian lifestyle in the past – stay..
Bread and wine are traditional Christian symbols, which are an indispensable part of rituals related to the Holy Communion, baptizing, or service for the dead. Long before Bulgaria adopted Christianity, bread and wine had an important place in pagan..
Hello and welcome to this edition of Folk Studio on Radio Bulgaria! Today we offer you a feature on an important feast in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church calendar, the Day of the Holy Angels and Saint Michael the Archangel, the supreme commander of all..
Hello and welcome to this edition of Folk Studio on Radio Bulgaria! Today we offer you a feature on one of the best loved holidays in the Bulgarian festive calendar, the day of Saint Demetrius (in Bulgarian Saint Dimitar), hence Dimitrovden, and..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
In “Bulgaria Today” on 24 April we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: Dr. Stayko Staykov lays the foundations of..
Every child dreams of having all the time in the world in which to play and enjoy piles of sweet delights. One of the most favorite, of course, is His..
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